Ampleman v. Scheweppe

Plaintiffs John and Noel Ampleman (“Plaintiffs”) appeal the trial court’s judgment dismissing their libel action against Defendants. We affirm.

Plaintiffs are residents of the Sycamore subdivision, which is located in Chesterfield, Missouri and consists of 45 cluster homes. Parties defendant in the matter included: (1) the Sycamore Home Owners Association (“Home Owners Association”); (2) Phyllis Sansone (“Sansone”), who was president of the Home Owners Association at the time of the alleged libelous statement; (3) Community Managers Associates, Inc. (“CMA”), who provided property management of…